Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it, says the proverb. On June 22 and 26, people can at least learn about the weather. Weather Nights begin at 7 p.m. MDT at the High Plains Museum and are free to the public. Goodland’s National Weather Service Forecast Office personnel will explain the…

A year ago, the ugly red fingers of Extreme Drought reached out of Oklahoma into Western Kansas. Now those fingers are turning a more friendly color. “Wettest” records have been toppling. On May 19, 1.55 inches of rain fell in Goodland. That mark doubled the previous 0.79 set back in 1935. The rain pushed Goodland’s current…

Republican River flood waters around McCook, Neb. (Video has no audio.) The Great Republican River Flood In May 1935, the middle of the Dust Bowl, at least 24 inches of rain in 24 hours crashed to the earth along the South Fork of the Republican in Eastern Colorado. Light rains fell in Northwest Kansas. Those…

An adage says, “Everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it.” At the Goodland Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service (NWS) at 920 Armory Road, they do something about it. They watch it, predict it and warn about its worst impacts. The Goodland office issues forecasts and warnings…